Swope coming up big for Eagles

True freshman fullback Dominique Swope is making quite an impression for the Georgia Southern offense these days. He earned The Sports Network’s FCS Offensive Player of the Week award Monday after rushing for 255 yards and two touchdowns and a two-point conversion against Old Dominion in the second round of the playoffs last Saturday.

Incredibly, in maybe GSU’s three biggest games of the season, Swope was inserted into the lineup. He ran for 165 yards against Wofford in a win that clinched the Southern Conference championship for the Eagles.

He added 153 yards the next week against Alabama. Bama entered the game allowing only 52 rushing yards a game. The Crimson Tide had not allowed more than 148 rushing yards to a team this season before the Swope-led Eagles piled up 302.

Then Swope topped those two performances by running through Old Dominion.

As early as preseason camp, Swope caught the eye of those around the GSU workouts. Here’s a story I wrote about Swope and another Buford High star Seon Jones. Jones is being red-shirted this season.